Self-portrait
Sofonisba Anguissola · 1554
Why it's great
A young woman in a dark dress holds a medallion with a monogram and looks out with a clear, direct gaze. Sofonisba Anguissola painted it in 1554, and she was one of the first women to become a famous painter in Europe.
Where to see it
📍 Kunsthistorisches MuseumInnere Stadt, Austria
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Sofonisba Anguissola was an Italian painter born in Cremona in 1532. She was one of the first women artists to become famous across Europe, and worked as a court painter for the king of Spain. She lived to the age of about 93 and died in Palermo in 1625.
